[Peace-discuss] new city council resolution initiative

[Ricky Baldwin]

Hi folks-

This received in AWARE's email account.  Passing it on
for the group to discuss...

Ricky

--- phil volk <philvolk2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:57:51 -0700 (PDT)
> From: phil volk <philvolk2004 at yahoo.com>
> To: aware at anti-war.net
> Subject: [Aware] peace work
> 
> Dear Friend of Peace
> 
> My name is Phil Volk. I am a volunteer and peace
> activist representing the City Council Resolution
> Project. In May, Congress passed legislation that
> funded the war in Iraq and did not provide a
> deadline for troop withdrawal. The City Council
> Resolution Project was largely created in response
> to this recent funding. In the upcoming weeks, we
> hope to use City Council resolutions to influence
> key members of Congress to vote against any
> additional funding of the war that does not include
> a deadline for withdrawal. Your group is located in
> a Congressional district that could prove to be
> particularly influential. I would like to invite and
> encourage group name to participate in this project
> with us. Many other groups are also participating in
> this nationwide project, but we need your help to
> successfully influence Congress. A Congressional
> hearing is scheduled for July 31st in which City
> Council members, local officials, activists, and
> constituents from throughout the country
>  will testify to Congress and hand deliver city
> resolutions.
> 
> What can you do to help? As city constituents, you
> can help convince your own City Council to pass an
> anti-war resolution in order to influence your
> Congressional delegate. The following documents will
> help to further explain the City Council Resolution
> project and how you can help. Please read them as
> soon as possible, the time until new war funding
> legislation enters into Congress is running out. I
> will be contacting you by telephone soon.
> 
> Our Letter of Invitation to Activist Groups:
> http://www.michiganpeaceworks.org/activists.html
> 
> Action Steps for Getting a City Council Resolution
> Passed:
> http://www.michiganpeaceworks.org/steps.html
> 
> Letter of Invitation to give to your City Council:
> http://www.michiganpeaceworks.org/passed.pdf
> http://www.michiganpeaceworks.org/notpassed.pdf
> (provide only one link, depending on whether the
> city has passed a resolution or not)
> 
> Additional information can be found on our website,
> at http://www.michiganpeaceworks.org/ccrp.html. 
> 
> Thank you,
> Phil Volk
> City Council Resolution Project
> PhilVolk2004 at yahoo.com
> Phone # 734-340-4868
> 
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